Karaoke in Chacala, Nayarit, Mexico

By Jack Brummet, Mexico Travel Ed.

We listened to karaoke one night at a bar in Chacala (a week and a half ago).  We were in stitches the entire time. I used my phone to record several of the performers, and, of the three recordings I made, this one was (believe it or not) by far the most talented singer. Serious.  Because I'm a MovieMaker neophyte (and too impatient to deal with this tonight), the video extends for a minute beyond the "music."  So quit listening at around 0:58.

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The rock paved streets of Chacala

By Jack Brummet, Mexico Ed.

Except for the one road leading into town, the streets of Chacala (much like Bucerias) are paved just like this. The further you get from El Centro, the sparser the rocks become. It's like the entire road is a speed-bump and no one drives over 10 mph. 

On Wednesday, I watched the municipal road crew working on road repairs on Tuesday. It was one guy with a wheelbarrow, and a small shovel. When he encountered divot in the road, he'd sort through his bucket, find the right size rock and replace it. He would tamp it down with his foot and if it didn't fit right, he'd pound it into place with another rock or the shovel.

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A roadside attraction between Rincón de Guayabitos and Bucerias, Nayarit: scarecrows and El jugo de la caña

By Jack Brummet, Mexico Ed.

A roadside attraction in the Nayarit boondocks, between Rincón de Guayabitos and Bucerias. Great scarecrows/dummies/whatever. This stand was selling cane juice for ten pasos a glass.

 El jugo de la caña, as sweet as it sounds actually tastes kind of nasty. . .

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Tuesday's terra cotta, blue bisque, and pale yellow sunset in Chaclaa, Nayarit, Mexico

Photo by Jack Brummet, Mexico Travel Ed.

Tuesday's stratocumulus (or cumulus?) clouds at sunset at our house on  the beach in Chacala.  The clouds blew away fifteen minutes later.

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The Market in La Peñita de Jaltemba

By Jack Brummet, Travel Ed.

We went to the weekly market in La Penita today. About 90% tourist stuff and 10% beautiful arts and crafts. So much of the stuff, though, seems geared to the 14 year old demographic, of which I've seen virtually none the entire time we've been here.We did pick up a few things--textiles, a couple bandanas for me, and some gorgeous red snapper, spuds, and a couple bottles of Spanish red.

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A "no defecation" sign I saw today in a field in Chacala, Nayarit

By Jack Brummet, Mexico Ed.

This "no defecation" sign in a field is fairly baffling. Shouldn't no defecation be the default/factory setting??

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Humpback whales, Pelicans, and boats on a boat trip near Chacala, Nayarit

By Jack Brummet, Mexico Ed.

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Road trip to Rincon los Guayabitos for the Seahawks-Packers playoff game

By Jack Brummet, Travel Ed.

Some of us will be travelling today to from Chacala Rincon los Guayabitos to watch the Seahawks-Packers playoff game.  Go Hawks! ¡Vayan los Halcones!

More photos from Chacala, Nayarit

By Jack Brummet, Mexico Travel Ed.

Photos from our beach house and the neighborhood round it  Chacala is a beach village of around 300 full time residents.

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Our local pescaderia in Chacala

By Jack Brummet, Mexico Travel Ed.

At the local pescaderia, our fishmonger cut up a huge Dorado (aka Mahi Mahi) a couple hours out of the water for our dinner. Extremely fresca. You can see him at work here making a stunning ceviche. That pile of fish includes about ten different kinds of small fish, from sardines to snapper to a kind of tilefish, something that looked like a tiny grouper and a bunch of others. The ceviche was not for sale! But he gave us a go bag of it. It was the best I've ever had. By far.

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Chacala, Nayarit, Mexico: arrived!

By Jack Brummet, Travel Ed.

After a day on the road starting at 6 am, we're finally in Chacala, settled into our beach house. It's wonderful. I'm sitting here at midnight watching the stars and listening to the surf rolling in. Good to be on the road with this gang once again. As much as I loved Colombia, it's good to be back in Nayarit with Keelin, 

Señor Daveed, and Mo.

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